[gentoo-user] Re: new computer : any advice ?

[James]

Philip Webb <purslow <at> ca.inter.net> writes:

> Since my AMD machines have been more successful than the Intels,
> I intend to use an AMD CPU again & anyway they seem to be
> cheaper & faster. Gigabyte mobos are cheaper & it has been good in ANB4.

I built some FX-8350 system on Gigabyte mobo (990-FXA) sata 3 and they
are just wonderful. I did put water coolers and a radiator on them
to keep the CPUs super cool. I have not over clocked them (yet) but 
it is all set up. Folks often overclock these rigs at 5 or 6 GHz, from
what I read. 32 gig of ram is sweet on these systems, at a
very attractive price point. I opted for max ram, vs a SSD. ymmv.


> I am a bit shocked at the big increase in price
> for a smaller increase in overall performance,
> but I can afford the parts as described ; prices in CAD, of course.


Check the newegg pricing as a reference.

Video:: AMD/ATI has a new smoking video card out that is tops in
memory bandwidth. Consider the fact that GCC-5.2+ allows one to 
compile and use the processor and memory resources of the hi end
video card (nvidia, intel, amd and other in this open standard);
I give some deep thought into putting those discretionary funds
into an advanced video card [1]. For sure this is still in the
developmental stages, but tons of ddr5 memory added to the system
resources is going to be a game changer once things stabilize. 


So I'm not really pushing any sort of hardware. But things are changing
with gcc-5.x so unless you are running big database/web sorts of codes, a
smaller amount of faster memory might just be the best performance/cost.
Max out the mobo ram first, with the fastest memory it can handle. ymmv.

hth,
James


[1] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125797.